The Night Before - Lecture Series 91 (bonus)
In this Beatles lecture series, Kenyon breaks down the lyrics and music of The Night Before. The song feels immediate, but the lyrics keep shifting under your feet. We look at the craft of Paul’s phra...
22 Mai 40min
The Night Before - Episode 91 with Rob Collier (Beatles Bass Lines)
On this episode of our Beatles podcast, we really put this song up to the test. Growing up, Peter felt that this might be one of the greatest Beatles songs, but does he still feel that way today? Toge...
15 Mai 1h 38min
Help! Film - Episode 90 with Stephen Ptacek
On this episode of our Beatles podcast, we are joined by our special guest and film correspondant, Stephen Ptacek along with another super-special surprise guest. The episode is long and loose but the...
1 Mai 3h 50min
I'm Down - Lecture Series 89 (bonus)
In this Beatles Lecture Series, Kenyon shows how I’m Down is doing several jobs at once: answering the emotional weight of the A-side, giving Paul a sharper and more frustrated voice, and building the...
24 Apr 24min
Help! - Lecture Series 88 (bonus)
This Beatles Lecture Series episode makes the case that “Help!” is not just a blunt cry for rescue but one of John’s sharpest balancing acts, pairing some of his plainest words with music that keeps s...
24 Apr 45min
I'm Down - Episode 89 with Erik McIntyre
In this Beatles podcast, we are joined by bass player Erik McIntyre to discuss the B-side of the Help! single. Written on the back of a telegram, this song was conjured up as a replacement for Little ...
17 Apr 1h
Help! - Episode 88 with Jeremy Ivey
This Beatles podcast episode attempts to get at why Help feels so relatable even after all these years. We are joined by songwriter Jeremy Ivey and open up the song as a John Lennon turning point, a G...
17 Apr 1h 16min
That Means A Lot - Lecture Series 87 (bonus)
In this Beatles Lecture Series episode, Kenyon argues that “That Means a Lot” is one of Paul McCartney’s strangest songs, sounding deeply like Paul and strangely unlike him at the same time as an appa...
10 Apr 35min
